The sex thing is already out there.

I had this really weird moment at a party last night where I realized I was the last woman standing in a house full of drunk guys (all friends), and then most of my friends proceeded to hit on me. And not in any kind of subtle way. Like, I actually had to say the sentences, “Why are you licking my face? Stop it. That’s gross,”and “I can’t give you a lap dance because your wife will brutally murder me.”

It reminded me of this conversation from the movie When Harry Met Sally:Harry: You realize, of course, that we can never be friends.Sally: Why not?Harry: What I’m saying is… and this is not a come-on in any way, shape, or form, is that men and women can’t be friends because the sex part always gets in the way.Sally: That’s not true; I have a number of men friends and there is no sex involved.Harry: No you don’t.Sally: Yes I do.Harry: No you don’t.Sally: Yes I do.Harry: You only think you do.Sally: You’re saying I’m having sex with these men without my knowledge?Harry: No, what I’m saying is they all want to have sex with you.Sally: They do not.Harry: Do too.Sally: They do not.Harry: Do too.Sally: How do you know?Harry: Because no man can be friends with a woman he finds attractive; he always wants to have sex with her.Sally: So you’re saying that a man can be friends with a woman he finds unattractive.Harry: Nah — you pretty much wanna nail them too.Sally: What if they don’t want to have sex with you?Harry: Doesn’t matter, because the sex thing is already out there, so the friendship is ultimately doomed and that is the end of the story.

Of course men and women can be friends; I consider myself very lucky to be friends with some incredibly good-hearted, honest, open, dependable, and hilarious men. That being said, some pretty uncomfortable things get said when large quantities of alcohol enter the equation. By myself as well; I’ve certainly been the culprit of saying inappropriate things to female friends when drunk and then having to apologize later on. Maybe I should just start wearing a watch with an alarm clock on it that signifies it’s a good time to leave…